Daily Archives: October 31, 2011

Yaroslav’s Sputnik Monument

Posted on October 31, 2011 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan While traveling through Russia, we entered the town of Yaroslav and came across this monument, which celebrates the Soviet achievement of sending the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into space.

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GRAIL Twins Launched on Lunar Gravity Mapping Mission

Posted on October 31, 2011 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer NASA renewed its focus on ground breaking science with the deafening Sept. 10 blastoff of a pair of lunar bound probes sailing on a unique path ‘From the Earth to the Moon’, for a truly challenging … Continue reading →

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